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QUESTIONS_AND_ANSWERS CRW2601.
,GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW/ CRW2601
MODULE CODE : CRW2601 INSTITUTION: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
EXAM FORMAT: MULTIPLE CHOICE (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)
DATE : 13 NOVEMBER 2021 RECENT EXAMINATION
THIS EXAM PACK CONTAINS ELABORATED ANSWERS TO THE RECENT
OCTOBER EXAMINATION WRITTEN BY UNISA LAW STUDENTS. IT WILL
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QUESTION 1
Choose the correct option on the online mark-reading sheet.
1. The investigation into the presence of the four requirements of criminal liability
must follow a certain sequence as follows:
, a. The culpability requirement, the unlawfulness requirement, compliance
with the definitional requirement and the requirement of an act
b. The requirement of an act, compliance with the definitional elements, the
unlawfulness requirement and the culpability requirement
c. The unlawfulness requirement, the requirement of an act, and compliance
with the definitional requirements
d. The requirement of an act, the unlawfulness requirement, the culpability
requirement and compliance with the definitional requirement
Briefly, the following are sequential four general requirements for a criminal
liability
(1) conduct
(2) that complies with the definitional elements of the crime
(3) and that is unlawful
(4) and culpable( culpability)
Choose the correct option on the online mark-reading sheet.
QUESTION 2
2. The determination of X’s true state of mind and the perception of whether
there really was a mistake that excludes intention is a question of fact and is
based on the following test
a. A subjective test
b. An objective test
c. The reasonable person test
d. The reasonable man test
, Whether there really was a mistake that excludes intention is a question
of fact. What must be determined is X’s true state of mind and conception
of the relevant events and circumstances. The question is not whether a
reasonable person in X’s position would have made a mistake. The test in
respect of intention is subjective, and if we were to compare X’s state of mind
and view of the circumstances with those of a reasonable person in the same
circumstances, we would be applying an objective test in respect of intention,
which is not warranted
Choose the correct option on the online mark-reading sheet.
QUESTION 3
3. According to the theory of adequate causation, the problem of causation is
resolved by finding a causal link based on generalisation which may be made
by
a. An ordinary person
b. By a legally-qualified person
c. An academically-qualified person
d. A reasonable person
Because of the vagueness and ineffectiveness of the individualisation
theories,
many writers have refused to attempt to solve problems of legal causation by
looking for the decisive, most effective or proximate condition. Instead, they
have preferred to base a causal relationship on generalisations that may be
made by an ordinary person regarding the relationship between a certain
type of event and a certain type of result, and on the contrast between the
normal and the abnormal course of events.
QUESTIONS_AND_ANSWERS CRW2601.
,GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW/ CRW2601
MODULE CODE : CRW2601 INSTITUTION: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
EXAM FORMAT: MULTIPLE CHOICE (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)
DATE : 13 NOVEMBER 2021 RECENT EXAMINATION
THIS EXAM PACK CONTAINS ELABORATED ANSWERS TO THE RECENT
OCTOBER EXAMINATION WRITTEN BY UNISA LAW STUDENTS. IT WILL
ASSIST THOSE WHO HAD TO AEGROTATE THEIR EXAM OR ARE GOING TO
WRITE SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION IN JANUARY/ FEBRUARY.
CALL SILAS ON : 072 439 6681 OR 079 580 3018( ALSO WHATSSAP ON SAME
CONTACT DETAILS)
EMAIL:
QUESTION 1
Choose the correct option on the online mark-reading sheet.
1. The investigation into the presence of the four requirements of criminal liability
must follow a certain sequence as follows:
, a. The culpability requirement, the unlawfulness requirement, compliance
with the definitional requirement and the requirement of an act
b. The requirement of an act, compliance with the definitional elements, the
unlawfulness requirement and the culpability requirement
c. The unlawfulness requirement, the requirement of an act, and compliance
with the definitional requirements
d. The requirement of an act, the unlawfulness requirement, the culpability
requirement and compliance with the definitional requirement
Briefly, the following are sequential four general requirements for a criminal
liability
(1) conduct
(2) that complies with the definitional elements of the crime
(3) and that is unlawful
(4) and culpable( culpability)
Choose the correct option on the online mark-reading sheet.
QUESTION 2
2. The determination of X’s true state of mind and the perception of whether
there really was a mistake that excludes intention is a question of fact and is
based on the following test
a. A subjective test
b. An objective test
c. The reasonable person test
d. The reasonable man test
, Whether there really was a mistake that excludes intention is a question
of fact. What must be determined is X’s true state of mind and conception
of the relevant events and circumstances. The question is not whether a
reasonable person in X’s position would have made a mistake. The test in
respect of intention is subjective, and if we were to compare X’s state of mind
and view of the circumstances with those of a reasonable person in the same
circumstances, we would be applying an objective test in respect of intention,
which is not warranted
Choose the correct option on the online mark-reading sheet.
QUESTION 3
3. According to the theory of adequate causation, the problem of causation is
resolved by finding a causal link based on generalisation which may be made
by
a. An ordinary person
b. By a legally-qualified person
c. An academically-qualified person
d. A reasonable person
Because of the vagueness and ineffectiveness of the individualisation
theories,
many writers have refused to attempt to solve problems of legal causation by
looking for the decisive, most effective or proximate condition. Instead, they
have preferred to base a causal relationship on generalisations that may be
made by an ordinary person regarding the relationship between a certain
type of event and a certain type of result, and on the contrast between the
normal and the abnormal course of events.
